Peloton filed its long-anticipated S-1 today. It discussed attracting customers under 35 (page 5), how much it relies on music royalties (page 18), and about how it sells happiness (page 90). No, we didn’t make up the last bit. The popular exercise company raised nearly $1 billion while private. Read more
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is currently engaged in human rights abuses at the US Southern border. Read more
A founder’s life leaves little time for pause. From the moment that the next big startup idea strikes, the tempo is set by the breakneck quest to scale. Read more
The future of venture capital is not just women investing in more women, it’s also men stepping up and funding female founders. At least that’s what we hear from women on the ground who are running companies and raising funds. Read more
Morning Markets: Is it bad when founders take lots of money off the table? Maybe. Also, listen to our podcast. News broke yesterday detailing the scale of capital that WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann has cashed out before the company’s impending IPO. Read more
John Hamm is an Octopus Venture Partner and CEO coach based in San Francisco. John works with the CEOs in the portfolio, on the specific premise that the better they perform, the better our returns will be as an investment firm over time. Read more
Goodhart’s law is an adage named after the economist Charles Goodhart, which states that ‘when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure’. Read more
I took a deep breath and rolled onto my side. It was a familiar moment — the moment when my 6 a.m. alarm clock sounded, after a night of tossing and turning. Read more
Graduation season is upon us, along with its signature mixture of excitement, relief, nostalgia, hope and anticipation for the future. (And speeches. Plenty of speeches.) Read more
Sammy is a co-founder of Blossom Street Ventures. We invest in companies with run rate revenue of $2mm+ and year over year growth of 50%+. We lead or follow in $1mm to $5mm growth rounds and can do inside rounds, secondaries, restructurings and special situations. Read more